Volume 12 (1866) (428 pages)

GRINDER AND AMALGAMATOR, ur ; a is te oe 7 1 0 In the engraving herewith presented,.A: represents the Rim ofthe . Pan ; B, Muller; C, Logs; D, Gross-Frame ;.E, Gearing ; ¥, Screw ; G@,; Lever ; H,-Dash-Boards ; I, Key; a, Dies; c, Shoes, and o, ;, i { iy Ca) Grcmnes) ° i pierre _ Phe relativé grinding: capacities of ““Tbe Excelsior” Grinder Pan when properly constructed, are respectively 177, 98 and 110. ' That is, the: respective mullers heing of the same diamcter, game weight, same hardness, and running at the same’ velocity “The Excelsior Grinder and Amalgamator” will reduce one hun; dred and seventy-seven tons of ore, the Flat Bottomed Pan ninetyéight tons, and the Conical Pan one hundred and ten tons to the same degree of fineness in the same time. , : 5 e The wear to the Shoes and Dies at their grinding surfaces in the , Excelsior Grinder and .Amalgamator, is perfectly uniform, thus fecnring evenfess of reduction to the' pulp, as well as steadiness of motion to the muller. Uniform wear of the grinding plates has heen attained in no other tban that of the Tractory form—nor can it he. ’ 5Another property of excellence in this machine is that the metal or substance to he amalgamated passes direct from the grinding “' surfaces into the quicksilver; thus excluding the possibility of its becoming coated with ‘any foreign substances; after having been burnished. It-is truthfully said “that the Tractory-formed Pan ag a. Grinder has no equal, and as an Amalgamator 20 superior.” , 48 a whole, it is far snperior to any other pan in use. : 4 MANUFACTURED AT'THE . "7" a Union Iron Works and Golden State Iron Works, ae J ; “WHEELER & RANDALL, Inventors. ; “The undersigned having had several years of experience, in practical quartz mining operations, will ever take great pleasure In furnishing parties interested in mining and machinery any desired information THE EXCELSIOR. . ” and Amalgamator, of the Flat Bottomed Pan,.and of the Conical . Ghe Bining and ° Srientifien BZ vess. i, “Es ate Serres ino ds aii . . ° Ebitogs. Press :; . borbood are'so numerous, and the proprietors . . to be alt tranScribed,;and’ I’shall have to cont, . tent myself with 2] are those which they may possess, , . : f h : Machinery. . ie Safety, Cages.” ’ th re oe (PATENT GRANTED.) Hast ‘MINING COMPANIES the aes ii) by ww at W ILL FIND IT TO .THEIR INTEREST TO ADOPT “Berry, Hochholzer & Denver's Safety Cage " in their hoisting works. It requires very tlttle more work to manufacture than the ordinary style ot cazes—any blacksmith cari mike it. Ithas been PROVED 10 BE PERFECTLY SAFE, ls self-acting.and very light, and will, in tho ltem of rope alone, pay for ltsclfin ashorttlmo. . “The proprietors reler to the following mining companics,. among others, that are now using this Satety Cage :—Gould e €urry, Savage, Ophir, Mexican, Empire, Ovorman and For particulars and terms, apply to HAUGO HOcHINOLZER, Virginia City, Nevada, : Through Wells, Fargo & Co’s Express. bh lsvitte ~~ Union “Amalgamator. _ This Valu able Invention S FAST FINDING ITS WAY INTO GENERAL USE, NOT by moans of combination of capltal and: lnfinence, but on the strength of its ow2z merits, and upon the principle that what is known to be good will be appreciated. Practlcai men acknowledge the UNION PAN to be sclentific, the best, the cheapest, and most profitable. It now stands first on the list of ail pans in use for the purpose‘of c Working Gold and Sliver Gres, Ithas been found that a low class of ores,: also tailings! frum Mills, Sulphurets, ete., that will not pay to work with the common pans, may bé worked with this and obtain large profits. The UNION PAN is manufactnred In two eizes, and cupabie of opcrating upon large quantities of gre in ile most efficient manner. > _Partics inlerested in Quartz Mining, Mills, ete., will find it.to their advantage to call-and examine’ fur themselves, nd seo Its operition. . 4 . ‘ Gold and slilycr ores tested by regular mlll proeess, at moderate cost, by STRONG & CO., San Francisco ,Foundry,:corner Mission and Fremont ¢ streets, whero orders nt BER prompt attentioa. : 5v12-3m. _. NEW MINING PUMP. Excelsior Double-Acting Suction and 12° Force Pump. — . w. D. Hookers Patent, August 15, 1865, ME SUBSCRIBEES OFFER Fort SALE the following sizes ot the above-named celebrated Pump, acknowledged to be the best Double Acting Pump known to be inuse. They are more easily’ set in position, and aro more durable aud compact lhan any other Double Acting Force Pump; they are also worked wlth yery little frictlon, and have greater forelng:powcr than other ee of like size. ‘Phey are adapled to work by hand, wind mill, horse, or steam-power. ° o. 1—Gylinder 2% in., stroke 6 in. 2—Cylinder 3 in, stroke 7 in. No. 3—Cyfinder 4in., stroke 10 In. . 4—Cylhuter 5 in., stroke 15 in. No. 5—Cyliuder 6in., stroke {8 in. Tho Nos. 4 and 5 are Mining Pumps. “We have also lor sale a full assortment of Pump Fixtures, such as Iron Pipe, Hose, Braes Goods, cte. J. W. ERITTAN & CO.,, 120 Front street, ~Prater’s Concentrator. ee 3 12y12-3m. s : Vine WE UNDERSIGNED IS STILL MANU* tacturing PRATER'S CONCENTRATORS, at Devoe & Dinsinore’s Machine and Iron Works, : SAN FRANCISOO. “Sw Maehlnes constantly Kept on hand, to supply orders atthe shortest notice. . , . t ; Address: ° . MORGAN HUNGERFORD, 10-12 , , $an Ergueisco, Cal. _ VARNEYS . PATENT AMALGAMATOR. . These Machines Stund Unrivalecd. For rapldly. pulverizing and ama gamating ores they have nocqual, No effort has pee will be, ‘spnred. to have them constructed In the most perfect manner, and of aulied repairs. The constapt, ind, jnercasing demand for them is sufficient evideuce of their nefits, : They urc constructed so asto ayply steam direetly into trad the pulp, or with steam, bottonis, as:desired. *» This Amalgamator Operates as Follows: The pan being filled, the motidn of the muller forees the erture and between the grinding surfaces, Thence it is plates again ¢ asses down, and to the elrenmferenee as betore. D pains in areeulat flow between the griuding surlaces ind into the quicksi ble peace and the metal amalzamated. — j . Setiers mado on the same principle excel all’ others. — They brin, i with quicksilver, pletely absorbed. Mill men are Invited to examine these pans and sctlers for themselves, at tho FACIFIC FOUNDRY, . ql ‘4 ss San Truncisco. % raw, it ta the eenter, where it the pulp so eonstantiy and perfectly In ¢ontaet that the particles are rapidly and com 1 BLARES QUARTZ BREAKER Isnow extensively used for breaking hard masses of ; Quartz or Ores i Tq a size suitable for stamps, These machines are patented, aud are In praetical operation in CALIFORNIA, " AUSTRALIA, eal WASHOE, ENOLAND, PRANCE, a oe THE ATLANTIC STATES, These Machines, or circulars containing further Informa. ‘tiou regarding them, may be obtained of tho undersigned, BLAKE & TYLER, Nox 2077 San Francisco Post Ottec. CHAS. T. BLAKE, WM, P. BLAKE, Idaho City. 4vI0 E, TYLER, \ Michigan Bint San Francisco, The Mechanics’ Institute FURNACE, ‘ rt Partles wishing to erect sueh Furnaces, are requested to leave thelr crders with T. KALLENBERG, levh 416 Market street, San Franelsco. © Pweurra Vouusti, —The MINING AND SciunTFIC Press, pabished at Son Mranciseo, commenced its twellth volumeon the 6th {nst,—(Nye Couuty: News. 1 tho great namber now fn operation, not one has everre. : pulp: to the.ceutor, whore itis drawn down throngh the ap., . : thrown to fe EN BODE quicksilver, The curved . : Thus itis coustantly' . Iver, null the ore is reduced to an impalpa. iB BREARS’ Inmproved Steam Siyphons. wo STATE AND COUNTY RIGHTS FUR SALE ny THE PATENTEE, No. $20 Pine strect. ‘i oe Information will be sent or giveu to parties upon application, by letter or vilicrwise; to or by Ihe pitentee or the owners of the Miners’ Pomilry, where the Pumps ete on exhibition and for sale, 246 First suet, San J'rancisco, LIsT OF PRICES: ‘ vee ae Epes Awakpip ay foot. ree ai el Larrir Giant. PREMIUM SILVER MEDAL [ tu. a eid iB ; TO BRUCKNER’S wali. anv i 13-y12 Brass, 1 in, di 25 MECHANICAL ROASTING eat PETROLEUM STOVES, MOST USEFUL INVENTION FOR ALL manuer of GUOKING and lor TRONING, without any litter, as nshes or soot.: Cicap and convenient, and pecuNarly suited to the wants of this community. Cooking by them is divested of its disagreeablenoss, and becumes a pasiime, as mTany can tesnfy, who have used thein In this eity. To be sccnh at ° 316 Montgomery street, Where they are for sale by BULLARD & BATTLES, Propriciors for Califorala. Sun Francisco, March 3d, 1866. Iu-v12 Prater’s Patent Concentrator (Knowu as HUNGERFORD & PRATER'S Coucentrator,) ‘ MANUFACTURED A? THE . San Francisco Foundry and Steam Engine Works. Corner Fremont and Mission Streets. All orders prompily attended to. es DEVOE, DINSMORE & CO,Z do att 2yl2 Gav Circulatiou.—Tuk Maning ann Scientipic Press lasa large and ‘permanent subscription list. aud enjoys a more universal circuiatlon among stockholders and perpe fivedtly interested In mining thi any other paper on is Coast, 6: 4 = Ro) Da «/£Wrltlen for,the Mining and Scientific Presa.) ,. «, . » From Tuolumne County. . "i _ {BY OUR surcrAL cORREsPONDRNT,] : Oi) ‘ 1 R ~The mines in this, neigh_ al ry © a te ey % u dis. + is and superintendents are so obliging and com-, municative, that ‘my notes arc too! voluminous: a general notice of the various big +1 Pe ay districts en passant, Most of the productive mines in thiadistrict those situated onthe,‘ mother vein," as-ity is here ealled, or the great range of quartz-ran-_ . ning, through thé’ country frorli” northwest to. " j Southeust. ‘he principal mines om this range! . are the Rawhide Ranch, Golden Rule, and that of. Jno. App & Co., noticed last. spring. ‘ . ws. AT) THE RAWHIDE RANCH, 4 A fine new 20-stamp ‘mill is'in course of erection by fhe presént proprietors, who are represented by’Capt. Johnston. “It is to be driven by stéain, the engine used for driving tbe machinery at the last Mechanics’ Fair in San Francisco, having heen purchased and sent out for that purpose. ‘I'wo of Whecier's flat bottomed pans are:being putiu to work sulphurets. ‘I'be mill is by far'the finest yet built . in this county. An incline, ‘has been sunk on the vein to a depth of 130 leet, a drift 130 feet in Iengtb having been’run ata depth of 120 feet. ‘The shalt is large and well timbered, and. everything about the tine wears an appearance indicative of permanence and reliability. The, vein bas a dip of thirty degrees to the northeast, and is about twelve leet wide in the lower: leyel. No rock has been crushed’ sinee the mine came into the hands of the present own? ers. § é : : THE GOLDEN 'RULE COMPANY Have completed a fine 15-stamp mill, erected since my last visit. It is driven by waterpower, furnished by an overshot wheel fifty feet in diameter. .I was ‘informed by Mr. A, S. Phifer, the superintendent of the eompany, that. the quartz crushed in the old mill during the past year paid au average of $37.50 per ton, i. . while the expense of inining, havling and erushing averaged $19.50 per ton. ‘They aro now taking out some of the best rock that, the mine has ever furnisbed, and its prospects wero uever better.’ if : ; _ TE MINE OF JOHN APP & e0, wh Has reaehed a;depth of 130 leet below the tunnel, and looks better than ever before. It has been paying from twelve to fifteen dollars per ton. ‘Ihe mine has been conditionally sold for $120,000, but Mr. A; expresses the hope that the purchasers wilt lail to comply with the conditions, as the mine is evidently worth more than that sum. ‘ . . Half a mile northwest of the Rawhide ranch is tbe if CHAPPARAL MILL CLAIM, 4 Consisting af 1,480, feet on the “ Muther vein,” and is owned -by Messiz. Mitehell and Oliver, who have sold it eonditioually to Mr, C. T. Meader, at whose expense it is now being prospected. A tunnel has been driven northward Irom a ¢ulch in the middle of the claim,a distanee of 300 feet. Sixty feet from the taouth of the’ tunnel a shaft is being sunk: which is now ninety feet deep. The paying portion of the vein is about three feet wide at the top, while the shaft, cix feet wide, is wholly in at the bottom. Tbe eroppings of the vein show gold throughout. the whole length nf the claim., The rock from the bottom of the shaft is looking well. Mr. Meader has, nndoubtedly, made a good investment. North of the Chapparal Hill claim, and adjoiniug rt, is tbat of 7 te a», AQUIMDY'& €0., 1 3vAS Of 1,000 feet. ‘The ‘pay ” is here eonfined to a stratum,on the.east side of the yeiu, which, at tbe surface, is only about “two inches thick, hut ‘increases ‘at a depth of forty feet, to a thicknéss of one foot. ‘Ten tons of quartz were Tying on the dunip, which Mi: Q. inférms “me has been assayed’ by Mr. Thomas Price, of San Franeiseo, and found to be worth $250 per ton. . ; THE TADLE MOUNTAIN TUNNEU eOMPANY, Haye abandoned their old tunnel at Humbug Hill, on aceount of its inconvenience {o most of their ground, aud have run a new ineline, 1.000 féet northwest of the old one. It is now 551] feet into the mountain, and connects soutbward witb the old works and drain tunnel, Tbe elaim has been paying well for the past year. THR CLAIM OF HUSLEP DROTHERS, At Quartz Monntain, the location of whieh wag more fully deseribed. last spring, has been opened to a depth of forty feet, producing rock

GRINDER AND AMALGAMATOR, ur ; a is te oe 7 1 0 In the engraving herewith presented,.A: represents the Rim ofthe . Pan ; B, Muller; C, Logs; D, Gross-Frame ;.E, Gearing ; ¥, Screw ; G@,; Lever ; H,-Dash-Boards ; I, Key; a, Dies; c, Shoes, and o, ;, i { iy Ca) Grcmnes) ° i pierre _ Phe relativé grinding: capacities of ““Tbe Excelsior” Grinder Pan when properly constructed, are respectively 177, 98 and 110. ' That is, the: respective mullers heing of the same diamcter, game weight, same hardness, and running at the same’ velocity “The Excelsior Grinder and Amalgamator” will reduce one hun; dred and seventy-seven tons of ore, the Flat Bottomed Pan ninetyéight tons, and the Conical Pan one hundred and ten tons to the same degree of fineness in the same time. , : 5 e The wear to the Shoes and Dies at their grinding surfaces in the , Excelsior Grinder and .Amalgamator, is perfectly uniform, thus fecnring evenfess of reduction to the' pulp, as well as steadiness of motion to the muller. Uniform wear of the grinding plates has heen attained in no other tban that of the Tractory form—nor can it he. ’ 5Another property of excellence in this machine is that the metal or substance to he amalgamated passes direct from the grinding “' surfaces into the quicksilver; thus excluding the possibility of its becoming coated with ‘any foreign substances; after having been burnished. It-is truthfully said “that the Tractory-formed Pan ag a. Grinder has no equal, and as an Amalgamator 20 superior.” , 48 a whole, it is far snperior to any other pan in use. : 4 MANUFACTURED AT'THE . "7" a Union Iron Works and Golden State Iron Works, ae J ; “WHEELER & RANDALL, Inventors. ; “The undersigned having had several years of experience, in practical quartz mining operations, will ever take great pleasure In furnishing parties interested in mining and machinery any desired information THE EXCELSIOR.. . ” and Amalgamator, of the Flat Bottomed Pan,.and of the Conical . Ghe Bining and ° Srientifien BZ vess. i, “Es ate Serres ino ds aii . . ° Ebitogs. Press :; . borbood are'so numerous, and the proprietors . . to be alt tranScribed,;and’ I’shall have to cont, . tent myself with 2] are those which they may possess, , . : f h : Machinery. . ie Safety, Cages.” ’ th re oe (PATENT GRANTED.) Hast ‘MINING COMPANIES the aes ii) by ww at W ILL FIND IT TO .THEIR INTEREST TO ADOPT “Berry, Hochholzer & Denver's Safety Cage " in their hoisting works. It requires very tlttle more work to manufacture than the ordinary style ot cazes—any blacksmith cari mike it. Ithas been PROVED 10 BE PERFECTLY SAFE, ls self-acting.and very light, and will, in tho ltem of rope alone, pay for ltsclfin ashorttlmo. . “The proprietors reler to the following mining companics,. among others, that are now using this Satety Cage :—Gould e €urry, Savage, Ophir, Mexican, Empire, Ovorman and For particulars and terms, apply to HAUGO HOcHINOLZER, Virginia City, Nevada, : Through Wells, Fargo & Co’s Express. bh lsvitte ~~ Union “Amalgamator. _ This Valu able Invention S FAST FINDING ITS WAY INTO GENERAL USE, NOT by moans of combination of capltal and: lnfinence, but on the strength of its ow2z merits, and upon the principle that what is known to be good will be appreciated. Practlcai men acknowledge the UNION PAN to be sclentific, the best, the cheapest, and most profitable. It now stands first on the list of ail pans in use for the purpose‘of c Working Gold and Sliver Gres, Ithas been found that a low class of ores,: also tailings! frum Mills, Sulphurets, ete., that will not pay to work with the common pans, may bé worked with this and obtain large profits. The UNION PAN is manufactnred In two eizes, and cupabie of opcrating upon large quantities of gre in ile most efficient manner. > _Partics inlerested in Quartz Mining, Mills, ete., will find it.to their advantage to call-and examine’ fur themselves, nd seo Its operition. . 4 . ‘ Gold and slilycr ores tested by regular mlll proeess, at moderate cost, by STRONG & CO., San Francisco ,Foundry,:corner Mission and Fremont ¢ streets, whero orders nt BER prompt attentioa. : 5v12-3m. _. NEW MINING PUMP. Excelsior Double-Acting Suction and 12° Force Pump. — . w. D. Hookers Patent, August 15, 1865, ME SUBSCRIBEES OFFER Fort SALE the following sizes ot the above-named celebrated Pump, acknowledged to be the best Double Acting Pump known to be inuse. They are more easily’ set in position, and aro more durable aud compact lhan any other Double Acting Force Pump; they are also worked wlth yery little frictlon, and have greater forelng:powcr than other ee of like size. ‘Phey are adapled to work by hand, wind mill, horse, or steam-power. ° o. 1—Gylinder 2% in., stroke 6 in. 2—Cylinder 3 in, stroke 7 in. No. 3—Cyfinder 4in., stroke 10 In. . 4—Cylhuter 5 in., stroke 15 in. No. 5—Cyliuder 6in., stroke {8 in. Tho Nos. 4 and 5 are Mining Pumps. “We have also lor sale a full assortment of Pump Fixtures, such as Iron Pipe, Hose, Braes Goods, cte. J. W. ERITTAN & CO.,, 120 Front street, ~Prater’s Concentrator. ee 3 12y12-3m. s : Vine WE UNDERSIGNED IS STILL MANU* tacturing PRATER'S CONCENTRATORS, at Devoe & Dinsinore’s Machine and Iron Works, : SAN FRANCISOO. “Sw Maehlnes constantly Kept on hand, to supply orders atthe shortest notice. . , . t ; Address: ° . MORGAN HUNGERFORD, 10-12 , , $an Ergueisco, Cal. _ VARNEYS . PATENT AMALGAMATOR. . These Machines Stund Unrivalecd. For rapldly. pulverizing and ama gamating ores they have nocqual, No effort has pee will be, ‘spnred. to have them constructed In the most perfect manner, and of aulied repairs. The constapt, ind, jnercasing demand for them is sufficient evideuce of their nefits, : They urc constructed so asto ayply steam direetly into trad the pulp, or with steam, bottonis, as:desired. *» This Amalgamator Operates as Follows: The pan being filled, the motidn of the muller forees the erture and between the grinding surfaces, Thence it is plates again ¢ asses down, and to the elrenmferenee as betore. D pains in areeulat flow between the griuding surlaces ind into the quicksi ble peace and the metal amalzamated. — j . Setiers mado on the same principle excel all’ others. — They brin, i with quicksilver, pletely absorbed. Mill men are Invited to examine these pans and sctlers for themselves, at tho FACIFIC FOUNDRY, . ql ‘4 ss San Truncisco. % raw, it ta the eenter, where it the pulp so eonstantiy and perfectly In ¢ontaet that the particles are rapidly and com 1 BLARES QUARTZ BREAKER Isnow extensively used for breaking hard masses of ; Quartz or Ores i Tq a size suitable for stamps, These machines are patented, aud are In praetical operation in CALIFORNIA, " AUSTRALIA, eal WASHOE, ENOLAND, PRANCE, a oe

THE ATLANTIC STATES, These Machines, or circulars containing further Informa. ‘tiou regarding them, may be obtained of tho undersigned, BLAKE & TYLER, Nox 2077 San Francisco Post Ottec. CHAS. T. BLAKE, WM, P. BLAKE, Idaho City. 4vI0 E, TYLER, \ Michigan Bint San Francisco, The Mechanics’ Institute FURNACE, ‘ rt Partles wishing to erect sueh Furnaces, are requested to leave thelr crders with T. KALLENBERG, levh 416 Market street, San Franelsco. © Pweurra Vouusti, —The MINING AND SciunTFIC Press, pabished at Son Mranciseo, commenced its twellth volumeon the 6th {nst,—(Nye Couuty: News. 1 tho great namber now fn operation, not one has everre. : pulp: to the.ceutor, whore itis drawn down throngh the ap., . : thrown to fe EN BODE quicksilver, The curved . : Thus itis coustantly' . Iver, null the ore is reduced to an impalpa. iB BREARS’ Inmproved Steam Siyphons. wo STATE AND COUNTY RIGHTS FUR SALE ny THE PATENTEE, No. $20 Pine strect. ‘i oe Information will be sent or giveu to parties upon application, by letter or vilicrwise; to or by Ihe pitentee or the owners of the Miners’ Pomilry, where the Pumps ete on exhibition and for sale, 246 First suet, San J'rancisco, LIsT OF PRICES: ‘ vee ae Epes Awakpip ay foot. ree ai el Larrir Giant. PREMIUM SILVER MEDAL [ tu. a eid iB ; TO BRUCKNER’S wali. anv i 13-y12 Brass, 1 in, di 25 MECHANICAL ROASTING eat PETROLEUM STOVES, MOST USEFUL INVENTION FOR ALL manuer of GUOKING and lor TRONING, without any litter, as nshes or soot.: Cicap and convenient, and pecuNarly suited to the wants of this community. Cooking by them is divested of its disagreeablenoss, and becumes a pasiime, as mTany can tesnfy, who have used thein In this eity. To be sccnh at ° 316 Montgomery street, Where they are for sale by BULLARD & BATTLES, Propriciors for Califorala. Sun Francisco, March 3d, 1866. Iu-v12 Prater’s Patent Concentrator (Knowu as HUNGERFORD & PRATER'S Coucentrator,) ‘ MANUFACTURED A? THE . San Francisco Foundry and Steam Engine Works. Corner Fremont and Mission Streets. All orders prompily attended to. es DEVOE, DINSMORE & CO,Z do att 2yl2 Gav Circulatiou.—Tuk Maning ann Scientipic Press lasa large and ‘permanent subscription list. aud enjoys a more universal circuiatlon among stockholders and perpe fivedtly interested In mining thi any other paper on is Coast, 6: 4 = Ro) Da «/£Wrltlen for,the Mining and Scientific Presa.) ,. «, .. » From Tuolumne County. . "i _ {BY OUR surcrAL cORREsPONDRNT,] : Oi) ‘ 1 R ~The mines in this, neigh_ al ry © a te ey % u dis. + is and superintendents are so obliging and com-, municative, that ‘my notes arc too! voluminous: a general notice of the various big +1 Pe ay districts en passant, Most of the productive mines in thiadistrict those situated onthe,‘ mother vein," as-ity is here ealled, or the great range of quartz-ran-_ . ning, through thé’ country frorli” northwest to. " j Southeust. ‘he principal mines om this range! . are the Rawhide Ranch, Golden Rule, and that of. Jno. App & Co., noticed last. spring. ‘ . ws. AT) THE RAWHIDE RANCH, 4 A fine new 20-stamp ‘mill is'in course of erection by fhe presént proprietors, who are represented by’Capt. Johnston. “It is to be driven by stéain, the engine used for driving tbe machinery at the last Mechanics’ Fair in San Francisco, having heen purchased and sent out for that purpose. ‘I'wo of Whecier's flat bottomed pans are:being putiu to work sulphurets. ‘I'be mill is by far'the finest yet built . in this county. An incline, ‘has been sunk on the vein to a depth of 130 leet, a drift 130 feet in Iengtb having been’run ata depth of 120 feet. ‘The shalt is large and well timbered, and. everything about the tine wears an appearance indicative of permanence and reliability. The, vein bas a dip of thirty degrees to the northeast, and is about twelve leet wide in the lower: leyel. No rock has been crushed’ sinee the mine came into the hands of the present own? ers. § é : : THE GOLDEN 'RULE COMPANY Have completed a fine 15-stamp mill, erected since my last visit. It is driven by waterpower, furnished by an overshot wheel fifty feet in diameter. .I was ‘informed by Mr. A, S. Phifer, the superintendent of the eompany, that. the quartz crushed in the old mill during the past year paid au average of $37.50 per ton, i. . while the expense of inining, havling and erushing averaged $19.50 per ton. ‘They aro now taking out some of the best rock that, the mine has ever furnisbed, and its prospects wero uever better.’ if : ; _ TE MINE OF JOHN APP & e0, wh Has reaehed a;depth of 130 leet below the tunnel, and looks better than ever before. It has been paying from twelve to fifteen dollars per ton. ‘Ihe mine has been conditionally sold for $120,000, but Mr. A; expresses the hope that the purchasers wilt lail to comply with the conditions, as the mine is evidently worth more than that sum. ‘ . . Half a mile northwest of the Rawhide ranch is tbe if CHAPPARAL MILL CLAIM, 4 Consisting af 1,480, feet on the “ Muther vein,” and is owned -by Messiz. Mitehell and Oliver, who have sold it eonditioually to Mr, C. T. Meader, at whose expense it is now being prospected. A tunnel has been driven northward Irom a ¢ulch in the middle of the claim,a distanee of 300 feet. Sixty feet from the taouth of the’ tunnel a shaft is being sunk: which is now ninety feet deep. The paying portion of the vein is about three feet wide at the top, while the shaft, cix feet wide, is wholly in at the bottom. Tbe eroppings of the vein show gold throughout. the whole length nf the claim., The rock from the bottom of the shaft is looking well. Mr. Meader has, nndoubtedly, made a good investment. North of the Chapparal Hill claim, and adjoiniug rt, is tbat of 7 te a», AQUIMDY'& €0., 1 3vAS Of 1,000 feet. ‘The ‘pay ” is here eonfined to a stratum,on the.east side of the yeiu, which, at tbe surface, is only about “two inches thick, hut ‘increases ‘at a depth of forty feet, to a thicknéss of one foot. ‘Ten tons of quartz were Tying on the dunip, which Mi: Q. inférms “me has been assayed’ by Mr. Thomas Price, of San Franeiseo, and found to be worth $250 per ton. . ; THE TADLE MOUNTAIN TUNNEU eOMPANY, Haye abandoned their old tunnel at Humbug Hill, on aceount of its inconvenience {o most of their ground, aud have run a new ineline, 1.000 féet northwest of the old one. It is now 551] feet into the mountain, and connects soutbward witb the old works and drain tunnel, Tbe elaim has been paying well for the past year. THR CLAIM OF HUSLEP DROTHERS, At Quartz Monntain, the location of whieh wag more fully deseribed. last spring, has been opened to a depth of forty feet, producing rock